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Holmefjord

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Holmefjord is a small typical western Norwegian village. In 1960, there were 2 general stores, a dairy, and a local bakery. Due to a contemporary transportation system and lifestyle (as of 2006), most of that is gone and there is only one general store left. There are a few small industrial
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factories that use wood as raw materials, producing wooden beams as well as other things. The traditional handicraft of making barrels out of pine is now almost extinct. These barrels were used for storage of
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The village has a tradition (for about the last 100 years or so) of having a play every
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about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) northwest of the village of
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Holmefjord is located in Vestland
Holmefjord is located in Norway
60°17′23″N 05°40′03″E / 60.28972°N 5.66750°E / 60.28972; 5.66750
Norway
Region
Western Norway
County
Vestland
District
Midhordland
Municipality
Bjørnafjorden
Time zone
UTC+01:00
CET
DST
UTC+02:00
CEST
Bjørnafjorden
Vestland
Norway
Samnangerfjorden
Eikelandsosen
herring
Canada
Iceland
May 17
"Holmefjord, Fusa (Hordaland)"
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